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Video: award will help Sub Rooms nurture new talent

Video: award will help Sub Rooms nurture new talent

Stroud Sub Rooms is celebrating an award of £10,000 by PRS for Music, the organisation that represents the rights of more than 160,000 songwriters, composers and music publishers around the world. The Subscription Rooms won the PRS Back to Live Music Venue Prize of £10,000 for South and East England. The recovery-focussed nationwide competition was launched to give independent live music venues…

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Sub Rooms boss pleased with progress

Sub Rooms boss pleased with progress @stroud_sub

Hugh Phillimore describes the Sub Rooms as being in rude health after bumper tickets sales this year. However, the volunteer director believes there’s plenty more to do to safeguard the future of Stroud’s iconic entertainment venue. “We’re feeling pretty optimistic,” said Huw. “In January and February, we sold £110,000 pounds worth of tickets, which is more than 5,500 tickets – So things are…

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New plans for Sub Rooms revealed

Exciting plans for the Sub Rooms.

Director of Stroud’s iconic Sub Rooms, Hugh Phillimore, told Stroud Times of more exciting plans for the building. The Grade-II listed building was built in 1833 from ‘public subscription’ – hence the name. The latest plan is to open the balcony so visitors can enjoy refreshments and unique view of the town. Watch our one-minute video where Hugh explains what the plans involve – and the…

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Our #getmaccaback campaign featured on BBC

Our #getmaccaback campaign featured on BBC @cummingsradio @stroud_sub @BBCGlos #getmaccaback #PaulMcCartneyGotBack

Our #getmaccaback campaign is creating a media storm. Yesterday, Wednesday, we launched a heartfelt plea to Sir Paul McCartney to make a return to the Stroud Subscription Rooms after the Beatles took to the stage way back on March 31st, 1962. Although Macca deemed it to be the worst concert in the history of The Beatles, they still returned to the Subs six months later and performed again in…

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Will Paul McCartney play at The Sub Rooms?

Will Paul McCartney play at The Sub Rooms? @PaulMcCartney @stroud_sub

As the 60th anniversary of The Beatles’ performance in Stroud approaches, Stroud Times has joined forces with The Sub Rooms to tempt music legend Sir Paul McCartney back to the town. The Beatles took to the stage at The Sub Rooms on March 31st, 1962, though the band didn’t see it as a roaring success. In a recent article in Far Out Magazine Sir Paul McCartney was quoted as saying: “Stroud was…

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